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feedback

feedback

58 3.7
Part of what a machine or system sends out is returned into its input to control it
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːdˌbæk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : realimentación
  • Much less is known about the effects of job feedback in other work settings, especially professional occupations.
  • a feedback loop
  • a feedback system
  • positive feedback

But, but I call it the feedback loop theory.

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Examples

  • Ross, Lepper, and Hubbard gave participants in one experiment false feedback about their performance on a task.

    Academic text (1990)
  • A sensor placed under the chin, for example, could monitor sleep states and provide feedback on sleep disorders.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So if we put all of this together, the feedback process looks like this.

  • The longer the delay before feedback is given, the less impact there will be on learning.

    Academic text (2011)
  • However, changes in energy consumption affect prices, which have feedback effects on the rest of the energy system.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Collecting explicit feedback is a challenge, and providing good incentives to users is a big issue.

    Academic text (2011)
  • An extensive literature in organizational psychology relates job feedback to positive feelings toward work.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The results of objective, periodic reviews of the portfolios' contents provide feedback to students, teachers, and parents.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The teacher provided valuable feedback to help the students improve their essays.

  • During the meeting, we discussed the feedback from clients about our new product.

Synonyms

feedback loop
vsfeedback
  • Specialized
16 4.2

A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works

focuses on adjusting later output rather than overall system function

Compounds

feedback loop
  • Specialized
16 4.2

A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works

negative feedback
  • Specialized
10 3.9

Part of a system's output that is sent back to reduce change and keep it stable

Comments that praise or encourage someone's work

positive feedback
  • Specialized
4 4.3

A process where a small change causes larger changes in a system

feedback circuit
  • Specialized
6.0

An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works

4.6

An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal

How Strong

positive feedback
  • Specialized
4 4.3
feedback
  • Specialized
58 3.7
closed loop
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Surface Forms

feedback singular
feedbacks plural

Morphology

feedback = feed (transparent) = back + feed

In the technical sense the compound literally denotes output that is fed back into the input, a direct compositional meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Feedback comes from the idea of feed ('to give or supply') plus back ('return'). In machines or systems it means part of the result is 'fed back' into the input, like a microphone sending sound back to a speaker so the system changes what it does.